Garment hanger



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A. M. THOMPSON GARMENT HANGER Filed July 26, 1922 WITNESSES llVl/ENTOR w "-aZJLT/wm sow Patented Nov. 4, 1924.

UNITED STATES ANNA M. THOMPSON, OF NEW YORK, N. Y.

GARMENT Application filed July 28, 1922. Serial No. 577,627.

To all whom it may concern:

Be it known that I, ANNA M. THoMPsoN, a citizen of the United States, and a resident of the city of New York, borough of Manhattan, in the county and State of New York, have invented new and useful Improvements in Garment Hangers, of which the following is a full, clear, and exact description.

This'inventi'on relates to garment hangers.

A garment hanger which is adapted for carrying the whole suit is very convenient and satisfactory. Consequently many efforts have been made to provide a simple garment hanger which has more than one supporting means so that a complete suit may be carried by the one hanger and arranged so that either garment may be removed from or replaced upon the hanger without the inconvenience of removing. the other.

The general object of this invention is the provision of a simple and efficient garment hanger provided with more than one garment supporting unit, and so constructed that a garment may be removed from one of the garment supporting members without disturbing the garments carried by the other garment supporting member.

A further object of the invention is the simplification of garment hanger construction by providing a garment hanger formed from one piece of wire.

These objects are accomplished by so bendin one piece of wire-so as to form on one end of the wire means for attaching it to hooks and the like, and, on the lower end of a standing member depending from the hook, a curved garment support, and forming about the standing member at a point above the curved garment support a second garment support consisting of two jaws that ,ma be operated to grip a garment.

hese and other objects of the invention will bemore clearly understood from the following detailed description and accompanyin drawings, in which- Figure 1 is a perspective view of the garment hanger;

ings, a single length of wireis bent to form a hook 10 on one end. This hook serves as a means for attaching the garment hanger to a hook or any other support that would be provided. Depending from the hook 10 is a standing member 11. On the lower end of the standing member 11 a curved garment support 12 is formed by first bending the wlre into the left of the standing member 11, then bending it back upon itself, and extending it to the right of the standing member, from whence itis bent back upon itself and brought to the standing member. The wire is then wound about the standing member as shown at 13. The garment support 12 formed on the lower end of the standing member is curved and extends equally on both sides of the standing member 11. After the wire has been twisted about the standing member 11 it is bent to the left and then doubled back upon itself to the standing member, forming a loop 15, when it is proj ected through a loop 141 formed in the standing member. The wire is now carried to the right a distance equal to the length of the loop 15 formed on the left of the standing member 11 forming an arm member 19. The wire is again bent back on itself, forming a jaw 16 which is equal in length to the loop 15 and the arm 19 extending to the right of the standing member 11. At 17 the jaw 16 is bent slightly so as to space the jaw 16 from the loop 15. The end of the jaw 16 is bent downward forming a projection 18 which may be engaged in the loop 15. Thus it will be seen that two jaws are formed, one being the jaw 16 while the other includes the loop 15 and the arm 19.

The jaws are held together by means of the projection 18 which engages in the loop 15, thus serving to support any garment such as a pair of trousers or a shirt. The garment support 12 serves to support the coat and vest of a suit or the coat of a ladys suit.

From the above it will be evident that a simple garment hanger has been devised which is so constructed from one piece of wire that more than one garment supporting member is provided. These garment supporting members are so arranged that a garment may be removed from or placed on either of the garment supporting members without disturing the garment or garments carried by the other. Such a construction is of great value and convenience to the user.

- I would state in conclusion that while the illustrated example constitutes a' practical?member,asecond embodiment of my invention I donot limit myself strictly to the exact details herein illustrated since manifestly the same canbe considerably varied without departing from the spirit of the invention as defined in the appended claim.

Claim: h

arment hanger formed from a single of wire comprisin a hook formed at the upper end thereof,-sa1d wire then'extending downward to provide a standing memher, said member provided with a loop, the

lower end of the standing member formed into a curved garment support by doubling the wire back upon itself defining two arms extending on opposite-sides of the standing arment support formed on the standing mem er above-the firstnamed garment supgort, said second garment support formed y bringing the wire back along the standing'member from the "lower garment support, folding it to form an arm at oneside ofthe standing member, said arm presenting an eye at its outer end, then carrying the wire through the aforesaid loop in the standing member and forming a U- shaped arm on the opposite side of the standingmember, carrying the wire across said standing member parallel to the arm presenting the eye, and forming a hook at its end for engagement with said eye.

ANNA MQTHOMPSON. 

